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2018 Georgia Code 37-5-5 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 37-5-5 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 37-5-5

TITLE 37 MENTAL HEALTH

Section 5. Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled, 37-5-1 through 37-5-10.

ARTICLE 5 RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS UNDERGOING HABILITATION, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, ETC., GENERALLY

37-5-5. Duty of county board of health to provide community services; district health department to advise families or guardians of developmentally disabled individuals.

  1. County boards of health shall, subject to limitations herein specified, provide community services and shall employ such personnel as may be needed to serve developmentally disabled individuals in their respective counties.
  2. The district health department shall be the source of referral and information for the families or guardians of developmentally disabled individuals providing lifetime advice and guidance and referral to appropriate services.

(Ga. L. 1972, p. 700, § 5; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 3-5/HB 228.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Macon Ass'n for Retarded Citizens v. Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Comm'n, 252 Ga. 484, 314 S.E.2d 218, appeal dismissed, 469 U.S. 802, 105 S. Ct. 57, 83 L. Ed. 2d 8 (1984).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Welfare Laws, §§ 45, 46, 52.

C.J.S.

- 57 C.J.S., Mental Health, § 228 et seq.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 37-5-5 From Courtlistener.com

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MacOn Ass'n for Retarded Citizens v. MacOn-bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1984-04-04

Citation: 314 S.E.2d 218, 252 Ga. 484, 1984 Ga. LEXIS 713

Snippet: obligation of providing such community services, OCGA § 37-5-5 (Code Ann. § 99-3305). Should a county board fail